From O’Reilly’s Open Source convention, Lawrence Lessig delivers a clear, engaging, passionate primer on copyright politics.… Read the rest
Month: August 2002 (Page 4 of 4)
They hang the man and flog the woman
That steal the goose from off the common,
But let the greater villain loose
That steals the common from the goose.
The law demands that we atone
When we take things we do not own,
But leaves the lords and ladies fine
Who take things that are yours and mine.… Read the rest
1st annual duh awards.
courtesy of Dave Farber… Read the rest
We are tiny. We are hip. We are the Cork Dolls.… Read the rest
Plush toys discover Cthulhu.… Read the rest
If a bill recently introduced by U.S. Rep. Howard Berman passes, hackers will be able to find plenty of gainful and glamorous employment in the movie and music industries. That’s because the California Democrat’s bill would give copyright holders legal immunity for hacking peer-to-peer file-trading networks that infringe on their copyrights.… Read the rest
Some recently proposed legislation could open up computer networks to vigilante-style justice.
There’s never been a better time to be a hacker. Twice last week, Bush administration officials reached out to the hacker community, asking attendees at two different Las Vegas conferences to be responsible citizens and report any vulnerabilities they discover to both software makers and the government.… Read the rest